Appostille. L. Fr. An addition; a marginal note or observation. Kelham. … [Read more...] about APOSTILLE
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APPARITIO
In old practice. Appearance; an appearance. Apparitio in judicio, an appearance in court Bract fol. 344. Post apparitionem, after appearance. Fleta, lib. 6, c. 10, … [Read more...] about APPARITIO
APOSTLES
In English admiralty practice. A term borrowed from the civil law, denoting brief dismissory letters granted to a party who appeals from an inferior to a superior court, embodying a statement of the case and a declaration that the record will be transmitted. This term is still sometimes applied in the admiralty courts of the United States to the papers sent up or transmitted on … [Read more...] about APOSTLES
APPARITOR
An officer or messenger employed to serve the process of the spiritual courts in England and summon offenders. Cowfill. In the civil law. An officer who waited upon a magistrate or superior officer, and executed his commands. Calvin; Cod. 12, 53 57. … [Read more...] about APPARITOR
APOSTOLI
In the civil law. Certificates of the inferior judge from whom a cause is removed, directed to the superior. Dig. 49, 6. See Apostles. … [Read more...] about APOSTOLI